20230327單詞匯總

· shelter /???lt?/

o 1.N-COUNT A shelter is a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger. 躲避處

? ?The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids. 這座城市的防空掩體正在準(zhǔn)備中，以防可能發(fā)生的空襲。

o 2.N-UNCOUNT If a place provides shelter, it provides you with a place to stay or live, especially when you need protection from bad weather or danger. 遮蔽; 庇護(hù)

? ?The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17 percent. 尋求避難的家庭數(shù)目上升了17％。

? ?Although horses do not generally mind the cold, shelter from rain and wind is important. 盡管馬通常不怕冷，但對(duì)風(fēng)雨的遮擋還是很重要的。

o 3.N-COUNT A shelter is a building where homeless people can sleep and get food. 收容所

? ?...a shelter for homeless women. …一個(gè)收留無家可歸婦女的收容所。

o 4.V-I If you shelter in a place, you stay there and are protected from bad weather or danger. 躲避

? ?...a man sheltering in a doorway. …躲避在門廊里的一名男子。

o 5.V-T If a place or thing is sheltered by something, it is protected by that thing from wind and rain. 遮蔽

? ?...a wooden house, sheltered by a low pointed roof. …一座由低矮的尖屋頂遮蔽的木房子。

o 6.V-T If you shelter someone, usually someone who is being hunted by police or other people, you provide them with a place to stay or live. 窩藏; 庇護(hù)

? ?A neighbour sheltered the boy for seven days. 一個(gè)鄰居將這個(gè)男孩藏了7天。

wane ? /we?n/ ?

[ V]1.to become gradually weaker or less important 衰落；衰敗；敗落；減弱

SYN decrease fade

?Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly. 她對(duì)整個(gè)想法的熱情迅速冷淡了下來。

2.( of the moon 月亮 ) to appear slightly smaller each day after being round and full 缺；虧

OPP wax

IDM see wax v.

two·fold adj. ? /?tu?f??ld/ ?

( formal )1.consisting of two parts 由兩部分組成的；有兩部分的

?The problem was twofold. 這個(gè)問題分兩個(gè)部分。

2.twice as much or as many 兩倍的

?a twofold increase in demand 需求增加了一倍

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

two·fold adv

· ?Her original investment has increased twofold. 她原先的投資已經(jīng)增加到兩倍。

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meagre adj. ? /?mi?ɡ?(r)/ ?

( BrE ) ( NAmE mea·ger ) small in quantity and poor in quality 少量且劣質(zhì)的

• ? a meagre diet of bread and water 只有面包和水的粗茶淡飯

• ? She supplements her meagre income by ? ? ?cleaning at night. 她靠夜間做清潔工來補(bǔ)充其微薄的收入。

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· hard sell

o N-SING A hard sell is a method of selling in which the salesperson puts a lot of pressure on someone to make them buy something. 強(qiáng)行推銷

? ?...a company whose hard sell techniques were exposed by a consumer programme. …一家被消費(fèi)者節(jié)目曝光采用強(qiáng)行推銷策略的公司。

· circular /?s??kj?l?/

o 1.ADJ Something that is circular is shaped like a circle. 圓形的

? ?...a circular hole twelve feet wide and two feet deep. …一個(gè)12英尺寬、2英尺深的圓洞。

o 2.ADJ A circular journey or route is one in which you go to a place and return by a different route. (旅行或路線) 環(huán)行的

? ?Both sides of the river can be explored on this circular walk. 沿著這條環(huán)形步行道走，河的兩邊就都可以看得到了。

o 3.N-COUNT A circular is an official letter or advertisement that is sent to a large number of people at the same time. 函件; 通告

? ?The proposal has been widely publicized in press information circulars sent to 1,800 newspapers. 通過向1800份報(bào)紙發(fā)送新聞通告，這項(xiàng)提議得到了廣泛地宣傳。